By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Happy New Year! January first and second are the days when most think of the “new” year, yet with the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Now that a 2014 has come, I have decided to pull out my trusted crystal ball and give you some...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In 2013, race still mattered – especially at Fox News. According to MediaMatters, the watchdog group, last year was...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist A virus has been sweeping through the ranks of the conservative movement in recent years – and it seems...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The inauguration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on January 1 signaled an important left-of-center turning...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist When NNPA Editor-in-Chief George Curry went to South Africa to cover Nelson Mandela’s funeral, he saw a huge pile of...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist All across the world last month, people joined together to mourn former South African president and freedom fighter Nelson...
By Walter Fields NNPA Guest Columnist There was some disbelief over social media when it was suggested the accused shooter of two Newark, New Jersey...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was not at all surprised that the Washington Redskins canned Coach Mike Shanahan. Three losing seasons over four...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Across the nation our public schools are not performing as they should or as they used to. There is...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – It was longer, lower and meaner than the car it replaced. The 2014 luxury sedan had aluminum...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist I Snapped at my Mother-in-Law Dear Alma, We were at my niece’s 5th birthday party. I’m pregnant, and it...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist President Obama’s recent nominations of federal judges in Georgia – including one who supported regressive voters ID laws and...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist As this is being written, more than a million out-of-work Americans have already been pushed off the edge of...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In the last few days of the year, most Americans are wrapping up their holiday celebrations and pondering the...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says that Washington Nationals baseball owner Theodore Lerner has pitched him a fast ball and...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Well, it’s that time of year once again for me to pick my biggest winners and losers for 2013. Unlike...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The quest and struggle for improving the quality of life in Black America has had its ups and...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The escalating crisis in the South Sudan, a country only constituted in 2011, has brought with it growing concerns...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Once again, another part of the world has been thrown into turmoil. This is happening more and more since...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – One of GMC’s advertising tag lines for its pickup trucks is “Professional Grade.” It appears that designers...
Ask Alma Co-worker Constantly Complains Dear Alma, I have a co-worker who is unhappy with his job and isn’t too shy to say it....
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PRETORIA, South Africa (NNPA) – Nearly a month after his death, there is a bitter struggle to define – and,...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The 2016 national elections are not that far away. It is timely and important that we not wait...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist In case you haven’t noticed, ‘tis the season … to have another controversy illuminating America’s race-driven fault lines. This...
